mercy
noun/ˈmɜrsi/
Frequency rank: #2,997 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Kindness shown toward someone you have power over.
Example sentence
The judge showed him no mercy and sentenced him to prison.
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